HMP Dartmoor closed in 2024 due to high levels of the radioactive gas, radon.

Radon was first detected at HMP Dartmoor in 2020 - Ben Birchall/PA HMP Dartmoor has had to close down more than 180 cells and carry out prisoner transfers after the radioactive gas radon was detected.

A convicted child predator who was jailed for sex assaults on two girls died in prison from natural causes, an inquest has heard. Fred Vickery was part way through his sentence at HMP Dartmoor for ...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed that all prisoners have now been relocated from Dartmoor prison. HMP Dartmoor inmates were moved after high levels of radon were detected in the cells. The ...

Around 60 prison staff, prisoners and former inmates of HMP Dartmoor have launched legal action over radon levels. Solicitor Mladen Kesar said he was acting on behalf of more than 500 claimants in ...

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed radon gas levels higher than the recommended limit were detected at Dartmoor prison at least 13 years earlier than previously thought. The government had ...

The future of Dartmoor prison is set to be decided when the government looks at its spending plans this summer, a prison spokesperson has said. HMP Dartmoor has been closed since July 2024 after high ...

Prison bosses say there are no plans to turn HMP Channings Wood into a super-prison to cope with extra numbers once Dartmoor Jail shuts for good. A maintenance programme is currently under way at the ...